Takin' Out The Pink
A little background for posterity, and readers from out of the area. Friday 12/16/07 was "Pink In The Rink" night for the Cyclones, promoting breast cancer awareness and women's health and raising money for the Patty Brisben Foundation for breast cancer research. They wore pink jerseys (that were actually pretty cool) that were auctioned after the game. It was the first ever professional hockey game to have all women for the off-ice officials. 25 ladies took care of the duties, 8 of them were breast cancer survivors.
And, as mentioned in the prior post, the ice was painted pink for the event. The game ended Friday night, and the ice had to be re-covered with the Pro-Deck and a stage built for NKU Graduation on Saturday morning. After graduation, the deck had to quickly be removed so we can shave off the pink paint, and then reapply some clear on top.
I'm doing this blog entry as a "photo essay" on the entire process:
2:45 PM Sat. 12/15/07 - First pieces of pro-deck removed:
2:55 PM Sat. 12/15/07 - Crew getting started on pro-deck removal:
3:20 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Pro-deck removal almost complete:
3:40 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Zamboni machines on-ice for shaving out the pink.
4:30 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Still shaving with the Zamboni (video):
6:00 PM Sat 12/15/07 - First appearance of the white below!
7:00 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Some big patches of white showing:
10:30 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Mostly white, still pink patches:
11:30 PM Sat 12/15/07 - The snow piles outside USBA:
12:30 AM Sun 12/16/07 - The pink is completely gone:
12:45 AM Sun 12/16/07 - First resurfacing with water begins:
1:00 AM Sun 12/16/07 - Restored! still need to add water for sufficient depth before the 5:00 PM hockey game:
1:05 AM Sun 12/16/07 - All the snow on the east side of USBA:
1:35 AM Sun 12/16/07 - 700 gallons of water have been dumped on top. Time to go home. The two of us working on the ice are exhausted and slap-happy.
11:00 AM - Sun 12/16/07 - Here is the snow pile in daylight:
2:00 PM Sun 12/16/07 - After an additional 1500 gallons, the ice is restored to normal depth of 1.5" - 2", leaving 3 hours to harden up before the game:
I hope you enjoyed this. Please leave comments...
And, as mentioned in the prior post, the ice was painted pink for the event. The game ended Friday night, and the ice had to be re-covered with the Pro-Deck and a stage built for NKU Graduation on Saturday morning. After graduation, the deck had to quickly be removed so we can shave off the pink paint, and then reapply some clear on top.
I'm doing this blog entry as a "photo essay" on the entire process:
2:45 PM Sat. 12/15/07 - First pieces of pro-deck removed:
2:55 PM Sat. 12/15/07 - Crew getting started on pro-deck removal:
3:20 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Pro-deck removal almost complete:
3:40 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Zamboni machines on-ice for shaving out the pink.
4:30 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Still shaving with the Zamboni (video):
6:00 PM Sat 12/15/07 - First appearance of the white below!
7:00 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Some big patches of white showing:
10:30 PM Sat 12/15/07 - Mostly white, still pink patches:
11:30 PM Sat 12/15/07 - The snow piles outside USBA:
12:30 AM Sun 12/16/07 - The pink is completely gone:
12:45 AM Sun 12/16/07 - First resurfacing with water begins:
1:00 AM Sun 12/16/07 - Restored! still need to add water for sufficient depth before the 5:00 PM hockey game:
1:05 AM Sun 12/16/07 - All the snow on the east side of USBA:
1:35 AM Sun 12/16/07 - 700 gallons of water have been dumped on top. Time to go home. The two of us working on the ice are exhausted and slap-happy.
11:00 AM - Sun 12/16/07 - Here is the snow pile in daylight:
2:00 PM Sun 12/16/07 - After an additional 1500 gallons, the ice is restored to normal depth of 1.5" - 2", leaving 3 hours to harden up before the game:
I hope you enjoyed this. Please leave comments...
posted by Guido at 7:40 PM
4 Comments:
Good stuff as always. Thanks for the updates.
- Mark (Sonic)
dude! i was totally wondering about this way back when i was at the game.... very cool!
ps love your blog. good stuff!
pps also, LOVE your mustache and your hat. totally old school.
Thanks MK! Except, you're making me feel very OLD. Thanks for the comments, especially about the hat. There is a history to the hat, worthy of a blog entry in the next couple of days.
sorry, g! didn't mean to make you feel old!
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